Read full poem →For this with torturing irons wreath'd around?
For this with fillets strain'd your tender head,
And bravely bore the double loads of lead?
Dictionary Entry
A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
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Common Phrases
. fillets1 filletsfillets fishfillets anchovyfillets salmonfillets codfillets sole
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Poetry examples for “fillets”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →That battled Gods for heaven; brilliant-hued,
With golden fillets and rich blazonry,
Wherein beneath the cornice, horsemen rode
Read full poem →39. _Fretted_. The _fret_ is, strictly, an ornament used in classical
architecture, formed by small fillets intersecting each other at
right angles. Parker (_Glossary of Architecture_) derives the word